norikata 乗り方

Kurokamimachi 黒髪町 → Mitsuishi 三ツ石

Kikuchi Line · Kumamoto Electric Railway

Route

Kikuchi Line · One-man ワンマンPaper ticket, or pay the fare on boardSome IC cards only (くまモンのICカード (Kumamon IC Card))Unstaffed: Kurokamimachi

Adult fare: ¥390 one-way P

40 direct trains on weekdays E

Trip

Departures E

Timetable for Tue 2026-10-13: 40 direct trains, 16–19 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:4416
06:5807:1416
07:1307:2916
07:2807:4416
07:4307:5916
07:5808:1416
08:1308:2916
08:2808:4416
08:5809:1416
09:2809:4416
09:5810:1416
10:2810:4416
10:5811:1416
11:2811:4416
11:5812:1416
12:2812:4416
12:5813:1416
13:2813:4416
13:5814:1416
14:2814:4416
14:5815:1416
15:2815:4416
15:5816:1719
16:1816:3719
16:3816:5719
16:5817:1719
17:1817:3719
17:3817:5719
17:5818:1719
18:1818:3719
18:3818:5719
18:5819:1719
19:1819:3719
19:3819:5719
20:1820:3719
20:5821:1416
21:2821:4416
21:5822:1416
22:2822:4416
22:5823:1416

First train back 06:33, last train back 22:33 E

Timetable for Sat 2026-10-17: 33 direct trains, 16 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
06:2806:4416
07:2807:4416
07:5808:1416
08:2808:4416
08:5809:1416
09:2809:4416
09:5810:1416
10:2810:4416
10:5811:1416
11:2811:4416
11:5812:1416
12:2812:4416
12:5813:1416
13:2813:4416
13:5814:1416
14:2814:4416
14:5815:1416
15:2815:4416
15:5816:1416
16:2816:4416
16:5817:1416
17:2817:4416
17:5818:1416
18:2818:4416
18:5819:1416
19:2819:4416
19:5820:1416
20:2820:4416
20:5821:1416
21:2821:4416
21:5822:1416
22:2822:4416
22:5823:1416

First train back 06:48, last train back 22:33 E

Timetable for Sun 2026-10-18: 30 direct trains, 16 min.

Depart EArrive EMin
07:2807:4416
07:5808:1416
08:2808:4416
08:5809:1416
09:2809:4416
09:5810:1416
10:2810:4416
10:5811:1416
11:2811:4416
11:5812:1416
12:2812:4416
12:5813:1416
13:2813:4416
13:5814:1416
14:2814:4416
14:5815:1416
15:2815:4416
15:5816:1416
16:2816:4416
16:5817:1416
17:2817:4416
17:5818:1416
18:2818:4416
18:5819:1416
19:2819:4416
19:5820:1416
20:2820:4416
20:5821:1416
21:2821:4416
21:5822:1416

First train back 07:18, last train back 21:33 E

How to ride this trainSigns and phrases

How to ride this train

1. Board at Kurokamimachi (unstaffed)

  1. Contactless card, phone or Kumamon IC Card: before boarding, touch it for one second on the boarding reader (乗車リーダー) on the station platform.
  2. Cash: take a numbered ticket (整理券 seiriken) on the train or on the platform when you board.

2. On the train

One-man train: the driver drives and collects fares. If you bought a paper ticket, keep it. If not, you took a 整理券 when you boarded: keep it until you get off.

整理券 3

Example numbered ticket. Your number matches a row on the 運賃表 fare display.

三ツ石

Get off at the station with this sign: Mitsuishi.

3. Get off at Mitsuishi

  1. Card or phone: touch it for one second on the reader at the exit door (降車口) when you get off. For a child or disability fare, or to pay for several people with one card, tell the driver before you touch.
  2. Cash: find your 整理券 number on the fare display, and put the 整理券 and the exact fare into the fare box beside the driver.
  3. The fare box gives no change for notes: change money at the change machine before you pay.
P Steps from Kumamoto Electric Railway official guide and station pages (checked 2026-10-09).

1. Board at Mitsuishi

  1. Contactless card, phone or Kumamon IC Card: before boarding, touch it for one second on the boarding reader (乗車リーダー) on the station platform.
  2. Cash: take a numbered ticket (整理券 seiriken) on the train or on the platform when you board.

2. On the train

One-man train: the driver drives and collects fares. Keep your ticket or 整理券 until you get off.

黒髪町

Get off at the station with this sign: Kurokamimachi.

3. Get off at Kurokamimachi (unstaffed)

  1. Card or phone: touch it for one second on the reader at the exit door (降車口) when you get off. For a child or disability fare, or to pay for several people with one card, tell the driver before you touch.
  2. Cash: find your 整理券 number on the fare display, and put the 整理券 and the exact fare into the fare box beside the driver.
  3. The fare box gives no change for notes: change money at the change machine before you pay.
P Steps from Kumamoto Electric Railway official guide and station pages (checked 2026-10-09).

Signs and phrases

Signs and phrases

整理券
seiriken — numbered ticket

Take one when you board at an unstaffed station or stop. Keep it.

運賃表
unchinhyō — fare display

The board above the driver. Each number on it has an amount.

運賃箱
unchinbako — fare box

The box next to the driver. Put your fare in it when you get off.

ワンマン
wanman — one-man operation

The driver drives and also collects fares. Pay at the fare box or give the 整理券 and fare to the driver.

無人駅
mujin-eki — unstaffed station

No staff member at the window. Use the unstaffed steps.

有人駅
yūjin-eki — staffed station

A staff member can check your ticket at the gate.

券売機
kenbaiki — ticket machine

Buy your ticket here before you board, at stations that have one.

両替
ryōgae — change

Change machine or window. Check whether the line gives change.

交通系ICカード
kōtsūkei IC kādo — transit IC card

Suica, ICOCA, PASMO and similar cards. Many rural lines do not accept them.

乗車券
jōshaken — ticket

A paper ticket for your journey. Hand it in when you get off.

Fare display

Holding ticket 3? Find number 3 on the 運賃表. Pay the amount shown next to it. The amounts go up as the train moves on.

Say this to the driver

この電車は三ツ石駅に止まりますか？

Does this train stop at Mitsuishi?

三ツ石駅で降ります。

I'm getting off at Mitsuishi.

三ツ石駅までいくらですか？

How much is it to Mitsuishi?

Sources and checks

Timetable: kumamotodentetsu/kumamotodentetsu GTFS-JP, valid 2026-05-11..2026-12-28. Fares and steps: Kumamoto Electric Railway pages checked 2026-10-09. Review status: draft, not yet reviewed.

From: Kurokamimachi · To: Mitsuishi